Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.

This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.

On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system.

Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking psychiatric care around the world.

Today on MIA Radio we have a
special episode which is devoted to recent developments in the UK
involving the Royal College of Psychiatrists. These events relate
to the media coverage of a widely reported antidepressant
meta-analysis in the Lancet, information on antidepressant
withdrawal effects and a letter to The Times newspaper by the
President of the Royal College Professor Wendy Burn and the Chair
of the Royal College’s Psychopharmacology Committee, Professor
David Baldwin.

Professor John Read from the
University of East London took time out to explain recent events
and to talk about a formal complaint which has been lodged with the
Royal College on behalf of a group of eminent psychiatrists and
psychologists.

About the Podcast

Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.
This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care and mental health. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.
On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system. Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking mental health around the world.
For more information visit madinamerica.com
To contact us email podcasts@madinamerica.com